Unmissable show?

Sherlock. There's a real sense of occasion about it. [The reveal of how Sherlock survived the fall] was a lot less cunning than people thought it might be. But I liked the way they addressed that by starting with those fantasy scenarios. It's the sort of thing that could have annoyed people, but I thought it fitted perfectly. For 10 minutes the whole country thought that the writers had gone insane.

Earliest TV memory?

Watching the video of Into The Groove by Madonna on Top Of The Pops, in about 1985 or 1986. I would definitely have watched TV before then, but that is immortalised in my brain, for a number of reasons: it was my first experience of Madonna, my first experience of sexy women, and the first time I can remember understanding what TV was.

Bring back…

I'd lobby for a one-off Friends reunion. It had quite an emotional attachment for anyone who grew up in the 90s. I think it would have an absolute field day with the way the actors' careers have gone in real life. It would have to be quite meta, especially given that Matt Le Blanc has been in something like Episodes, which itself plays on the idea of him and Joey. Matt Le Blanc/Joey is now something like a five-layered character. He's one of the most complex characters in the history of TV now!

TV turn-off?

Shows like Towie and Made In Chelsea. They're running out of places to go. It feels like TV commissioners are going through the Reader's Digest atlas saying, "Is there anywhere left?" I'm looking forward to The Only Way Is Shetland.

Pitch us a TV show…

A commissioner's dream is something that never ends. So I'm going to pitch a talent show where everyone in the country has to take part. And we eliminate them one at a time. It would run for 50 million episodes. The Saturday night show to end all Saturday night shows. It would outlast civilisation itself.